Chapter 408: Experience the castle

Walking on the country road, you can see the low, pale yellow country farmhouse, the messy North African wind, and the ruined infrastructure. As far as these hardware are concerned, they are not very good.
According to the news, the French economy has stagnated. When I got here, I saw the scene of the countryside, and Chen Chuanxin was convinced.
But even so, France still leads the fashion. Why, because from the 15th century, it inherited the literary and artistic heritage from Italy, and it did not lose the baton until the 20th century.
Baroque Rococo art has led the three important literary and artistic movements of neoclassicism, romanticism, and realism. It produced impressionism, film origin, the construction of luxury and fashion concepts, and made perfume, fashion, and French cuisine all over the world popular.
So, they really have honey confidence inside.
However, in front of Chen Chuan, this Bordeaux urban accountant Miss Marion had reduced her overconfidence and maintained a warm and polite smile. She was afraid of cold spots, so she was always looking for topics.
The two walked side by side on the country road, and she was wearing high heels. She definitely knew she had to walk some distance, but she chose high heels instead of sneakers. This shows that...between delicate and comfortable, she chose the former.
Marion told Chen Chuan that she likes watching American TV shows, watching Game of Thrones, watching Japanese comics, food and traveling. Her income is nearly 6,000 Euros, which is enough to support her to do some things she likes to do.
You know, only 5% of people in France earn more than 4,500 Euros a month.
"My sister is a policeman who checks pickpocket thieves on the street and often patrols around the lv shop in the city center. Her salary is €2,300 before tax and €1,700 after tax. My brother is an accident insurance claims adjuster and his salary is also €2,300. My sister-in-law is a worker in a yogurt factory, with a salary of 1,500 euros...Speaking of which, I am the most promising one in our family, and the University of Paris VI did not miss it for nothing." Marien said.
"Paris VI University, a bit familiar." Chen Chuan said.
"Mrs. Curie read it there." Marion said, "Ha, it has been raining a few days ago. It's rare to see the sun today..."
Her topic again talked about the weather, but Chen Chuan cared more about this road.
The feeling of walking is good. There are vineyards on the roadside, endless, but it is winter, and it hasn't sprouted yet, and the scenery looks worse. But it would be better if you could see the car directly.
Marion saw that Chen Chuan was walking a little impatiently, and pointed to the tall forest in front of him, and said, "Sir, your manor is in front."
"Is there a road to the outside in the wine cellar?" Chen Chuan asked.
"Yes, the wine cellar is 6 kilometers away from the manor, and you can reach the wine cellar through a large area of ​​vineyards. I followed your instructions and did not inform Louis that you are the new owner." Marion said.
The two of them walked and talked, and walked into the large forest ahead.
As soon as I entered it, I felt a kind of dreamy feeling. Just now I felt that the scenery was nothing but a terrible view, but there was a cave in the forest.
Tall trees, castles, sculptures, manicured gardens, lawns, swimming pools, the morning sun shines on the castles, like a world in a fairy tale.
"In the 15th century, this place was once a monastery. The towering building over there was a church. It was later acquired by Baron Joseph. It was once a noble residence. In 1795, the Bergeron family took over the manor and began large-scale grape planting and development of the manor. It is an intermediate winery with 70 hectares of vineyards, and then it has changed hands several times. The annual output of the estate is 12,000 boxes, and the price is 20 euros per bottle. It is considered to be a good-quality aoc wine that is also sold in your country." The introduction said.
Chen Chuan knows that in Bordeaux, there are 12 bottles of wine in a box, which is 240 Euros, so the annual output value is 2.88 million Euros.
"Excluding the cost, what is the profit?" Chen Chuan asked.
"According to previous years, the cost is about 30%, and the net profit is 2 million euros." Marien said.
Chen Chuan forgot, the system cost 10 million euros to buy here, and it takes five years to pay back. Fortunately, he has zero cost, and everything is paid for by the system.
Not far from the front, in front of the courtyard of the castle, a white woman received him.
Marion stepped forward to greet her, and the receptionist opened the iron fence of the manor and made a sign to invite in.
In Bordeaux, there are 8,000 wineries, large and small, many of which are open to the public. They earn some extra money by receiving tourist groups, but some of the estates are private residences and are not open to the public. If you want to visit these estates, you need to email an appointment in advance.
Obviously, Mary has already made an appointment.
Chen Chuan and Marion walked into the fence gate.
Marion whispered: "Dear Mr. Chen, welcome to your castle, Tuweier Castle. You will be the new owner here. I am willing to help you."
"What should I say?" Chen Chuan looked at this magnificent castle, and what made him refreshing was that the buildings here turned out to be all-encompassing. In addition to the Rococo-style churches, there were also oriental bell towers and Indian elephant sculptures. , Sudan carved wooden doors and many other elements of oriental style.
Marion smiled and said: "As the owner of the castle and the owner of the manor, you only need to visit your territory. Everything here is yours. Including the 2017 and 2018 new wines in the cellar."
"Do you include you?" Chen Chuan asked.
"As long as you want." Marion said.
"So happy? How reserved?"
"There is no reservedness in front of you." she said.
Chen Chuan clapped his hands and looked at the huge castle complex covering an area of ​​6.5 hectares. Firstly, this clapping was shocking to the magnificent buildings, and secondly, it was also for the sweet mouth of this Miss France. Although she looked like a noble queen, she showed a posture like a humble and loyal female knight.
"The buildings here are special enough, not pure Baroque style." Chen Chuan said.
Following Chen Chuan’s gaze, Marion also looked around. She replied:
As far as I know, this is a unique manor in the Médoc production area. The former owner carried out an expansion. "One Thousand and One Nights" was inspired by the re-layout of the castle. I have been here after talking with you on the phone. The interior of the castle is luxuriously decorated. I think you will like it."
Chen Chuan and Marion walked into the castle and found that there were not many people.
Upon inquiry, I learned that after Chen Chuan bought this place, he did not take over the original servant butler team, but only retained some necessary positions such as the brewing room and the wine cellar worker.
In other words, it really needs to be recruited again.
But if Chen Chuan doesn't live in this castle, he doesn't need to hire many servants, just hire a few who can clean and repair the manor.
There was no one in the castle of Notre Dame, but it was very clean.
The 28 bedrooms, including 4 suites, made of oriental elements such as tapestries, silk fabrics, and precious woods, look grand and unassuming.
Opening the window is a private garden and endless vineyards.
Marien stood behind Chen Chuan and said, "Mr. Chen, this large vineyard is yours, and it is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and a small amount of Merlot."
In the living room, underfoot is a handmade Persian carpet, which is soft and comfortable to step on.
Standing next to the window in the living room, Chen Chuan was very satisfied with the place. The decoration on the wall was actually from the Qing Dynasty. It seems that the nobleman who decorated this place once liked Eastern culture very much.
On the terrace on the second floor, with bright sunshine, the two of them stood on the terrace and took a nap, tasting the red wine sent by the receptionist, everything seemed like a dream out of time.
"Mr. Chen, the wine produced by the estate is typical of the Saint-Esteve style. It is known for its rich and delicate tannins, clear structure, concentrated and elegant flavor, and rich layering. Are you used to drinking it?" asked Marion.
Chen Chuan smashed his mouth and was really uncomfortable with drinking, too sour. After all, the wine produced by this manor is a genuine brand, and it is also sold in China for only 298 yuan a bottle. Although he is not very knowledgeable about wine tasting, he is also used to drinking first-class wines with a price of tens of thousands of dollars. Naturally, he has no interest in this kind of intermediate winemaking.
Chen Chuan didn't answer the question that he was not used to drinking, but asked: "How to solve the lunch matter?"
After all, I looked around when I came here. There are villages here, farmhouses everywhere, no restaurants.
Moreover, the time is approaching noon.
"The private chef team of the castle has kept it and has purchased the ingredients for the occasion, ready to cook for you. This is already your property. You can eat here or go to the village. There is a simple restaurant." Mary said.
"Where do you want to eat?" Chen Chuan asked.
"Me? I definitely want to try everything in this castle." Marion smiled, with a charming look on her smile.
Therefore, Chen Chuan decided to eat in the castle at noon and taste the French cuisine. I heard that there are many French dishes, and there are some appetizers and after dishes. I will taste it here today to see how the taste is different from domestic ones. .
Hope, it can bring him some refreshing feelings and experiences.
...
Gaston Luis Anthony is the general manager and winemaker of [Touville Winery]. He is 51 years old this year. In the past ten years, he has fully presided over the operation of the winery and assisted the owner to update the winery’s Winemaking equipment, expanding vineyard area and actively expanding overseas markets are the most powerful subordinates of the old owner.
However, he received a call from the old owner four days ago and learned that the manor had been sold and that the new owner was about to visit.
According to the past, Louis is not worried about his position. He has worked for [Touville Winery] for ten years and is familiar with everything here, both in interpersonal relationships and business skills. But... a major event that happened recently made him worried.
In the cellar of the manor, the 2017 vintage and the 2018 vintage two new wines are stored, which are packaged with the manor and sold to the new owner. Normally, these wines are all the property of the new owner.
That's the problem. Just when the two batches of wine were bottled, it was discovered that the quality of the wine was slightly affected by a pesticide from the United States when the grapes were grown... It was just a minor effect and was not harmful to the human body.
He is now standing in the underground wine cellar, facing 22,000 oak barrels, looking around, the dense oak barrels are filled with the wine of these two years.
In 17 and 18, from the beginning of the sprouting of the grapes, it was rainy, wet and cold. Mold began to grow on the grape leaves and spread in large areas.
He remembered calling the original owner to report,
If this continues, if you don’t use pesticides, there will be no crops this year! Even the vineyard will not be able to keep it!

The old owner accepted his opinion and sprayed pesticides by helicopter. Now, after two years of fermentation, the new wine is still slightly affected by the pesticides.
If this matter is known by the new owner, can he continue to do it? If the opponent is a little harsher, it is possible to hold him accountable.
"Mr. Louis, we investigated and the 2016 wines that have been sold have also been slightly affected." The assistant came to report.
Louis's mouth twitched, and he asked, "When will the new owner come?"
"I haven't received any news, but I heard from the castle that they received two clients today, Miss Marion from the vat accounting firm in the city center, and a young man with an oriental face." The assistant said.
At this moment, sweat dripped from Louis' forehead, even in the constant temperature underground wine cellar.
He took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat, and asked: "If you are the new owner of these three vintages, what would you do?"
I thought about it and said, "It's just that the quality of the wine is slightly affected by the pesticides. It is not harmful to the human body. The taste is worse. I will choose normal sales. At most, the price will be lower... Destroy them all? That is more than four million euros."
Louis is lost in thought, this matter can be big or small. France is a big country of pesticides. On the Bordeaux vineyards, pesticides are used in all plantations in wet years. The difference lies in the dosage and the brand of pesticides.
Pesticides slightly affect the quality of the wine. If the Wine Tasting Association does not check it, or if the competitors do not make trouble, it will be fine.
But if someone wants to make a fuss, at least it will have a great influence on the authenticity of the manor.
This incident belonged to his negligence. He could choose to conceal it and gamble on his luck. In case no one knew about this matter and no one pursued it, the past would pass.
You can also choose to confess with the new owner.
As for the processing result of ~EbookFREE.me~, he doesn't know who the new owner is and what the other party will do.
After thinking for a long time, he left the cellar and drove towards the castle.
On the way, he received a phone call from the castle, the kitchen began to operate and was preparing lunch.
This was confirmed. The young man from the East who was walking with Marion was the new owner.
Between the wine cellar and the castle, there was a road open to traffic. He drove all the way back, parked the car in the castle parking area, and vaguely heard a woman in a bedroom on the third floor of the castle, to be precise, a woman in the suite at the east end. the sound of.
He listened for a while, hurriedly reversed and left, and went back to the wine cellar to wait.
On the way back to the wine cellar, he received another call from his daughter, who was studying in the second year at the Eleventh University of Paris, which cost a lot of money a year. The daughter laughed and chatted with him, but he was not interested, and could only cope with a few hum.
He has three daughters, two of whom are in college and one in high school. Although his salary is not low, his wife does not have a job, so if he loses this job, the family will be in trouble.